Szczekociny New Jewish Cemetery
Cemetery Information
Country
Poland
Region
Silesian Voivodeship
District
Zawiercie
Settlement
Szczekociny
Site address
22, Lelowska Street.
GPS coordinates
50.6288028, 19.806633
Perimeter length
420 meters
Is the cemetery demolished
yes
Type and height of existing fence
No fenced.
Preservation condition
Demolished and overbuilt Jewish cemetery
General site condition
The cemetery has been demolished. Currently, there is a driver training centre on the territory of the cemetery. No visible traces of the existence of the cemetery have survived. The current owner of the plot does not know what happened to the tombstones. He suspects that, like the tombstones from the old cemetery, they were used for construction works in Szczekociny and the surrounding area.
Number of existing gravestones
No tombstones preserved.
Date of oldest tombstone
N/A
Date of newest tombstone
N/A
Urgency of erecting a fence
Fence is not needed
Land ownership
Private
Preserved construction on site
No
Drone surveys
No
Historical overview
The Jewish cemetery in Szczekociny (20, Lelowska Street) was established in the 19th century. It was completely destroyed by the Germans during World War II. After the war, the municipal authorities issued a permit to create outdoor toilets next to the nearby bus station.
In 2006, following actions by Yossi Bornstein, the son of one of the former residents of Szczekociny, the public toilets situated within the cemetery grounds were removed.
